ALBANY, Oregon: Pvt. Duncan Schneider has more reason to behave himself in uniform than most other members of the military — his platoon sergeant is also his mother-in-law.

He says he does not mind, since he can serve his country with a family member who also has experience in the military, Sgt. 1st Class Lisa Mesteth.

"I feel very good about it," Schneider said Sunday at a mobilization ceremony for the Oregon Army National Guard's 224th Engineer Company, which is about to begin training for a year in Iraq. "It's a family thing."